tomboy

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English

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Etymology

First attested in Ralph Roister Doister (published 1567, written circa 1552), where it is used to describe a boisterous girl;[1] the OED says the citation is however "generally taken" to mean a boisterous boy, and says that a use in The Old Law (published 1656, thought to have been written circa 1599) "certainly" means a boy:[2] "must young court-tits / play tomboys' tricks with her?"[3] By 1579 it was attested in the meaning "an immodest woman", and by no later than 1592 it had developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”;[2] from tom +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomboy (plural tomboys)

  1. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
    His sister, his dearest and only playmate, is a tomboy at heart.
    Synonyms: hoyden, ladette, romp
    Antonym: (with regards to behaviour) girly girl
    Antonym: (with regards to gender) macho man
    Antonyms: (with regards to gender and behaviour) femboy, janegirl
  2. (Philippines, colloquial) A lesbian; a butch.

Descendants

  • → Bikol Central: tomboy
  • → Cebuano: tomboy
  • → Spanish: tomboy
  • → Tagalog: tomboy

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References

Further reading

  1. ^ Jennifer Higginbotham, Mark Albert Johnston, Queering Childhood in Early Modern English Drama and Culture, Springer (2018, →ISBN), page 101
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Oxford English Dictionary, volume XI (1933)
  3. ^ Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works (2007, OUP, →ISBN), page 1365

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomboy.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tom‧boy
  • IPA(key): /ˈtomboj/

Noun

tómbóy

  1. a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner
  2. (colloquial) a lesbian; butch
    Synonyms: tibo, papanay

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomboy.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tom‧boy
  • IPA(key): /ˈtomboj/

Noun

tomboy

  1. a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner
  2. a lesbian; butch

Quotations

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tomboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tomˈboi/
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: tom‧boy

Noun

tomboy f (plural tomboys)

  1. tomboy (a boyish girl or woman)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomboy.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomboy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜌ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. tomboy; boyish girl
    Synonyms: binalaki, binalalaki, marimatso, lalakinin, amasona
    • 1973, Liwayway:
      Si Trudy, gaya ng palayaw sa kanya, ay isang tomboy. Sa kanilang lugar, walang batang lalaking nakadaig sa kanya sa ano mang uri ng sports.
      Trudy, like her nickname, is a tomboy. In their neighborhood, the boys cannot even beat her in any sports.
    • 1968, Dionisio S. Salazar, Pitong dula:
      Sa suot niyang " kamisadentrong panlalaki at "pedal-pusher" na maong ay wala siyang iniwan sa isang "tomboy". (Palinga-linga silang dalawa na tila may hinahanap. Pagtapat sa may puno ng adelpa ay titigil sila.)
      He did not leave the undershirt and "pedal-pusher" jeans to a tomboy (They are looking to the left and right like they are finding something. They will stop when they face the oleander tree.)
  2. butch; lesbian
    Synonyms: tibo, lesbiyana, lesbiya, (slang) leslie, (slang) shiboli, (slang) tiboom, (slang) T-bird
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